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PODCAST

Panda"s Talking Games

Senda Linaugh and Phil Vecchione

Queer gamers talking about table top role playing games and making outtakes! Join pandas Phil and Senda every Wednesday talking about TTRPGs and answering listener questions.

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All Episodes

1:06:23

PTG 389 – Collaboration and Facilitation

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/05/14

Show us how you handle facilitation and collaboration at the table…and specifically, how do you make sure everyone stays involved! Phil and Senda are pretty passionate about this because it’s part of both their hobby MORE

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50:01

PTG 388 – Missing Games

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/05/07

Show us how you manage players missing games! Phil and Senda talk about what you may need to take into consideration, including length of absence, how key that character is to the story, etc. Bamboo MORE

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1:01:49

PTG 387 – Zeroing in on Session Zero

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/04/30

Show us your favorite things to include in your session 0! Phil and Senda are joined by invisible third panda Ryan Boelter (our editor) in celebration of their 100th show with us. Thanks Ryan!! Check MORE

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50:08

PTG 386 – One Venti Iced Campaign, Please

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/04/23

Show us how you bring an iced campaign back from a long hiatus! Phil and Senda both have some experience with this. As usual this is a buffet, so some may be helpful for your MORE

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1:00:27

PTG 385 – Tech at the Table

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/04/16

Show us how you manage tech at the table for players and GMs! Phil and Senda talk about everything except the monster in the corner (focus). Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and MORE

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1:06:27

PTG 384 – Dear Pandas: Patterns of Behavior

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/04/09

Show us how you manage patterns of behavior at your table! We love games, and games require people, which means that sometimes you will run into a social dynamic that’s just not working. We do MORE

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1:03:07

PTG 383 – Biting the Bullet Point

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/04/02

Show us how you prep for play vs. prepping for reading! Phil and Senda talk about the different ways we use prepared adventure materials, and things you may consider to make your prep work for MORE

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45:31

PTG 382 – New and Returning Players

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/03/19

Show us your tips for new players — and for getting old players back to the table! Phil and Senda talk new players and players returning after a hiatus (for whatever reason). Bamboo Lounge for MORE

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1:01:56

PTG 381 – GM Manipulation

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/03/05

Show us ho GMing is manipulation — or not! Or, how to make sure you’re not doing it by accident or for the wrong reasons. Phil and Senda talk when you might be subconsciously manipulating MORE

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48:57

PTG 380 – Going from GM to Player

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/02/26

Show us how you go from GM to player — especially if you’re a forever GM! How do you transition your skills and hand over default leadership gracefully? Phil and Senda talk this and also MORE

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43:54

PTG 379 – A Chit Chat!

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/02/19

Phil and Senda are having a busy *life* moment, so for your listening pleasure we bring you this chit chat! The chit chat is not our normal format of show, for which we’d recommend going MORE

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55:11

PTG 378 – Playing Characters in Other IPs

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/02/05

Show us how you handle known characters in known IPs (intellectual properties)! Phil and Senda talk characters, setting, and what kind of characters you might be bringing in. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find MORE

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55:25

PTG 377 – Book Inspiration

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/01/29

Show us how you take inspiration from the books you’re reading — or really any media? Phil and Senda talk about distilling the experience of reading to various levels of specificity and applying that potential MORE

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1:00:59

PTG 376 – Worldbuilding – To Collaborate or Not

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/01/22

Show us how you world build — and is it collaborative? Phil and Senda talk worldbuilding in quadrants from not collaborative to all collaborative and do you do it alone or as a group (trust MORE

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54:18

PTG 375 – One on One Games

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2025/01/15

Show us how you play a one on one game! Phil and Senda talk one on one games and some tips on making them successful. We are back! Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find MORE

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57:35

PTG 374 – Project Management and the GM

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2024/12/11

Show us how project management skills can help you GM — and vice versa! Phil and Senda are both professionals in various project management offices at this point in their careers, and have a conversation MORE

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56:10

PTG 373 – GM Mastery Part II

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2024/11/27

Show us…Gary Gygax’s tenants of GM Mastery! Phil and Senda go back for one more part on the 1987 book Role-Playing Mastery. Do they stand up to the test of time? Our take is…well, mostly. MORE

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57:13

PTG 372 – Gygaxian GM Mastery Part I

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2024/11/20

Show us how Gary Gygax thought you should be a master GM! Phil and Senda continue their conversation about the 1987 title Role-Playing Mastery by Gary Gygax, deciding what they think still holds true, what MORE

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58:38

PTG 371 – Master Player Part II

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2024/11/13

Show us what Gygax considered a master player! Do we agree? Do you?! Phil and Senda talk through the first 9 steps to being a Master Player according to Gary Gygax/s 1987 book Role Playing Mastery. MORE

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53:29

PTG 370 – Master Player (according to Gygax)

Panda"s Talking Games ·

2024/11/06

Show us what Gygax considered a master player! Do we agree? Do you?! Phil and Senda talk through the first 9 steps to being a Master Player according to Gary Gygax/s 1987 book Role Playing MORE

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